There were several words I couldn't find in the dictionarys, maybe because
of the different spelling.

Grace



Mörður hét maður er kallaður var gígja. Hann var sonur Sighvats hins rauða.
Hann bjó

A man was called Mordr who was called (the) fiddle. He was (the) son of
Sighvatr the red. He lived

Velli á Rangárvöllum. Hann var ríkur höfðingi og málafylgjumaður mikill og
svo mikill

(in) Fields at Rangar plains. He was a powerful chief and a great taker-up
of lawsuits and so great

lögmaður að engir þóttu löglegir dómar dæmdir nema hann væri við. Hann átti
dóttur

a lawyer that none thought to ?? a court unless he were with (them). He had
one daughter

eina er Unnur hét. Hún var væn kona og kurteis og vel að sér og þótti sá
bestur kostur á

who was called Unn. She was a beautiful woman and dignified and
noble-minded and thought such (the) best choice in R.

Rangárvöllum.



Nú víkur sögunni vestur til Breiðafjarðardala. Maður er nefndur Höskuldur.
Hann var

Now ?? west to Breidafjords Dales. A man is named Höskuldr. He was

Dala-Kollsson. Móðir hans hét Þorgerður og var dóttir Þorsteins hins rauða,
Ólafssonar

son of Dala-Koll. His mother was called Þorgerð and (she) was (the)
daughter of Þorstein the red, (Þorstein's

father was) son of Olaf

hins hvíta, Ingjaldssonar, Helgasonar. Móðir Ingjalds var Þóra, dóttir
Sigurðar orms í

the white, son of Ingjald, son of Helgi. Ingjald's mother was Þóra,
daughter of Sigurdr worms in

auga, Ragnarssonar loðbrókar. Unnur hin djúpúðga var móðir Þorsteins rauðs,
dóttir

eyes, son of Ragnar Shaggy Britches. Unn the deep minded was the mother of
Þorstein (the) red, daughter

Ketils flatnefs, Bjarnarsonar bunu. Höskuldur bjó á Höskuldsstöðum í
Laxárdal.

Of Ketil flatnose, son of Bjarni ? Hoskuld lived at H's homestead in
Laxardale.



Hrútur hét bróðir hans. Hann bjó á Hrútsstöðum. Hann var sammæður við
Höskuld. Faðir

His brother was named Hrútr (Ram). He lived at Hrút's farmstead. He was a
peaceable (got along well ) man with Hoskuld. His father

hans var Herjólfur. Hrútur var vænn maður, mikill og sterkur, vígur vel og
hógvær í

was Herjolfr. Hrútr was a handsome man, great and strong, well skilled in
arms (Z) and mild

skapi, manna vitrastur, hagráður við vini sína en tillagagóður hinna stærri
mála.

of temper, revealing oneself? to men, giving wise counsel with his friends
and a good counselor in important matters (Z).

Það var einu hverju sinni að Höskuldur hafði vinaboð og þar var Hrútur
bróðir hans og

That was one who (of the?) companions that Hoskuldr had a feast of friends
and there was Hrútr his brother and

sat hið næsta honum. Höskuldur átti sér dóttur er Hallgerður hét. Hún lék
sér á gólfi við

sat the other? nearest to him. Hoskuldr had himself a daughter who was
called Hallgerd. She played on the floor with (the)

aðrar meyjar. Hún var fríð sýnum og mikil vexti og hárið svo fagurt sem
silki og svo

other girls. She was fair of face (Z) and very well developed and haired as
fair as silk and so

mikið að það tók ofan á belti.

much (hair) that it reached down to (her) belt.



Höskuldur kallar á hana: "Far þú hingað til mín," sagði hann.

H. calls to her, "Come you hither to me," he said.



Hún gekk þegar til hans. Hann tók undir hökuna og kyssti hana. Síðan gekk
hún í braut.

She went at once to him. He took (her) under (the) chin and kissed her.
Then she went away.

Þá ræddi Höskuldur til Hrúts: "Hversu líst þér á mey þessa, þykir þér eigi
fögur vera?"

Then speaks Hoskuldr to Hrút, "How do you feel about this girl, do you not
think (her) to be beautiful?"

Hrútur þagði við. Höskuldur talaði til annað sinn.

Hrútr was silent. Hoskuldr spoke of (it) another time.

Hrútur svaraði þá. "Ærið fögur er mær sjá og munu margir þess gjalda. En
hitt veit eg eigi

Hrútr answered then, "?? beautiful is the girl to see and may to many this
be sufficient. But I know it not

hvaðan þjófsaugu eru komin í ættir vorar."

whence thief's eyes were come in (the) family ??"

Þá reiddist Höskuldur og var fátt um með þeim bræðrum nokkura hríð.

Then Hoskuldr became angry and was cool about with those brothers a while.

Bræður Hallgerðar voru þeir Þorleikur, faðir Bolla, og Ólafur, faðir
Kjartans, og Bárður.

Brothers of Hallgerd were these Þorleikr, father of Bolli, and Olaf, father
of Kjartan and Bardr.
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